Ed Condran

Current Position: Features writer

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Ed Condran

Ed Condran joined The Spokesman-Review in September as a freelancer and became a full-time Features reporter in March. The veteran journalist, who has written for Playboy, Parents, Rolling Stone, Maxim, Details, the Washington Post and the Dallas Morning News, will cover music, comedy, travel, parenting and more. The Temple University alum crafted jokes for Bette Midler's "Kiss My Brass" tour, and Burt Reynolds, George Carlin and Chris Cornell were some of his favorite interviews. Condran is a long-suffering Minnesota Vikings fan.

Email: edc@spokesman.com

Most Recent Stories

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Tiny dancer with heart: Liberty Lake’s Jack Kramer, 7, who’s had three surgeries, impresses in ‘Military Kids Have Talent’

UPDATED: Mon., Oct. 18, 2021

Jack Kramer, 7, has a lot of heart even though he only has half of the most powerful organ in the human body. The Liberty Lake second-grader, born without a left ventricle and functioning aorta, was a runner-up in the "Military Kids Have Talent" contest.

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Dad Daze: Say bye to bullying and hello to National Unity Day

UPDATED: Sun., Oct. 17, 2021

During an intense basketball practice three years ago, one of my son Milo's teammates tripped another teammate with intent to injure. He followed that up by firing a basketball at Milo's face and throwing a punch, which was blocked.

A&E > Entertainment

‘Big’ on ice: Disney returns with ice skating spectacular at Spokane Arena

Sun., Oct. 17, 2021

Shanda DeWitt can't let it go. The veteran Disney on Ice skater is once again playing Elsa, the beloved princess from "Frozen." "Let It Go," the Oscar-winning song from "Frozen" performed by Idina Menzel, emanates from Elsa.

A&E > Entertainment

Jimmy Eat World, at Pavilion at Riverfront on Friday, is in the middle, and it’s alright

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 15, 2021

When Jimmy Eat World's Jim Adkins wrote "The Middle" 20 years ago, he had no idea how close to home the song was or that it would remain resonant decades later. His pop-rock band is in the middle and has been.

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Recharged Coeur d’Alene comic Dan Cummins returns to Spokane Comedy Club

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 14, 2021

The lockdown was rough for comics, but it was even more difficult for Dan Cummins. The Coeur d'Alene standup discovered that he loathes virtual performance after agreeing to take part in a fundraiser while performing.

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Dad Daze: Why children need mental health days off from school

UPDATED: Sun., Oct. 10, 2021

Why would energetic kids, of all people, need a hiatus from class? Well, it's appropriate that John Hughes' native state, Illinois, where all his teen films were shot, is allowing students as many as five mental health days off from school per year starting in January.

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Amy Grant is emotional about returning to the road for ‘Heart in Motion’

Sat., Oct. 9, 2021

Emotions got the best of Amy Grant when she started rehearsals for her tour in July. "I had a big lump in my throat," Grant said. "It was about performing with my friends, which I hadn't done in such a long time. We just launched a tour in 2020, and it ended just like that with the pandemic."

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Surf, sail and sea: ‘America’s Riviera’ Santa Barbara is an under-the-radar gem amid California coastal destinations

Sat., Oct. 9, 2021

It was akin to being part of a Disney production as a cluster of butterflies floated by as I pedaled into Montecito in August. If scenes from heaven were shot on location, the laidback village of Montecito, which is a 15-minute bike ride from downtown Santa Barbara, would be perfect.

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Comic Shuler King is making his Spokane debut

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 7, 2021

"I'll figure it out when I get there, but I'll go on about everything from the pandemic to politics to the government to love to relationships to whatever," King said. "I like to talk about things people don't think are funny and make them funny."